Harper Lee Bravery Quotes
To Kill A Mockingbird-Harper Lee
Describe an idea that was worth learning about in a text you studied this year. Explain why this idea was worth learning about.
In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, an idea that was worth learning about was bravery. Bravery comes in many different forms that people don’t always recognize it as being bravery. In this novel Mrs. Dubose, Atticus and Jean Louise (Scout), each display an act of bravery that are all different in their own way. Bravery was worth learning about in this novel because we learn how to interpret and see different types of it, not just the big acts that everyone else see’s.
Mrs. Dubose’s act of bravery was very personal and important to her during her last few months …show more content…
of life. As a morphine addict all her life, Mrs. Dubose wanted “to die free and beholden to nothing or no one”. Setting herself this goal she knew was going to be the most difficult task in her lifetime to try and overcome but with her incredible willingness to outlast her addiction showed true bravery and courage. This idea of bravery is shown so much differently to what people normally expect of it. the expectations of bravery are so high these days that only a fire fighter rescuing stranded civilians from a burning building is seen as a great feat of bravery to achieve, but the bravery od one old ladies battles is not. Mrs. Dubose’s act of bravery was worth learning about because it shows the reader that you don’t have to accomplish a huge achievement in order to call yourself brave. Bravery comes in many forms and sometimes to be brave you had to have faced difficult challenges like Mrs. Dubose and her morphine addiction.
A much different act of bravery shown to us in the novel was when Atticus Finch accepted the task of defending an innocent black man for a crime he didn’t commit. Atticus knew the consequences of taking on this case, the abuse that could happen to not only him but his children also. Knowing how blacks were treated those days and that virtually no black man came out of a trial without being convicted, the idea of taking on this case himself Atticus knew was most likely not going to end with the outcome he wanted. Bravery was prominent in this situation for anyone to see. Atticus was given a choice, he did not have to take the case in doing so, saving himself from public humiliation but he chose on his own free will to go through with it, with his head held high. “Every lawyer gets one case in his lifetime that affects him personally…. This is mine”. Atticus says this to his children hoping they will understand the meaning behind his words, that he will fight and he will certainly try his best even if his best is not enough. The idea of bravery in this situation was worth learning about because not only is it a different kind of act like Mrs. Dubose’s, but only a true and honorable man could have showed he courage and bravery Atticus did. Being brave can be hard because it sometimes means turning on you, when you know it was the right thing to do. An icon similar to Atticus and his predicament is Nelson Mandela. In Nelson’s long journey of his life he has many difficulties and challenges much like Atticus, in the fight for black civil rights and the elimination of social prejudice. Society today although racism and prejudice are still prominent, has more rights and equality than what it once had and with every fight like Atticus’ trial bravery is shown to fight for those rights.
The third character we see throughout the duration of the novel is Jean Louise or otherwise known as Scout, who slowly comes to terms with her fears of Boo Radley (Arthur).
Living with rumors and tales of the monster’ Boo Radley, Scout cant help but fear with her naïve and innocent mind, believing all the mysteries and talk surrounding him. “Dined on raw squirrels…. yellow teeth…. popping eyes…. bloodstained hands.” At the beginning we see Scout making her assumptions based only on others people’s tales but as he encounters Boo Radley several times whether knowingly or unknowingly we begin to see her original views changing based on the knowledge of him. For example when Miss Maudie’s house caught fire, Boo placed a blanket around Scout’s shoulders to keep her warm while she watched, from outside. When she realized this she was sickened, “my stomach turned to water and I nearly threw up…” but after realizing that what Boo did was out of care, Scout begins to rethink her ideas, that maybe he wasn’t such a bad person and the rumors were actually lies. In an end scene after Boo has saved the children from Bob Ewell, Scout takes his hand and walks him home. This tells us that Scouts bravery has managed to overcome her fear of Boo Radley. No longer id she afraid of him but instead see’s a kind innocent man that was nothing like she originally perceived him to be. Bravery was an idea worth learning about because it help’s us to understand even children growing up need independence and space to make mistakes and then resolve them on their own, not with guidance of anyone else. In order for them to make the right decisions on their own they need to first learn to make from their
mistakes.
In conclusion bravery is relatable to many different situations. Fear is what we conquer with bravery and our own raw determination and Mrs. Dubose, Atticus and Scout have each shown this from their own individual encounters of it. Each of their examples provides a different scenario that shows the reader how important it is to make the right decision. Bravery was worth learning about because as stated its not all about the big picture and how everyone see’s them it you and your own battles that you must fight for yourself. Mrs. Dubose, Atticus and Scout all teach us the importance of sticking with your decision no matter what others think or the consequences might be. The author’s purpose was to show us that bravery is all around us that people conquer their fears all the time every single day. But its what matters the most to us that counts, making our own decisions to conquer our own fear whether it be for the good or bad, little or big we still choose to overcome it.
Describe an idea that was worth learning about in a text you studied this year. Explain why this idea was worth learning about.
In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, an idea that was worth learning about was bravery. Bravery comes in many different forms that people don’t always recognize it as being bravery. In this novel Mrs. Dubose, Atticus and Jean Louise (Scout), each display an act of bravery that are all different in their own way. Bravery was worth learning about in this novel because we learn how to interpret and see different types of it, not just the big acts that everyone else see’s.
Mrs. Dubose’s act of bravery was very personal and important to her during her last few months …show more content…
of life. As a morphine addict all her life, Mrs. Dubose wanted “to die free and beholden to nothing or no one”. Setting herself this goal she knew was going to be the most difficult task in her lifetime to try and overcome but with her incredible willingness to outlast her addiction showed true bravery and courage. This idea of bravery is shown so much differently to what people normally expect of it. the expectations of bravery are so high these days that only a fire fighter rescuing stranded civilians from a burning building is seen as a great feat of bravery to achieve, but the bravery od one old ladies battles is not. Mrs. Dubose’s act of bravery was worth learning about because it shows the reader that you don’t have to accomplish a huge achievement in order to call yourself brave. Bravery comes in many forms and sometimes to be brave you had to have faced difficult challenges like Mrs. Dubose and her morphine addiction.
A much different act of bravery shown to us in the novel was when Atticus Finch accepted the task of defending an innocent black man for a crime he didn’t commit. Atticus knew the consequences of taking on this case, the abuse that could happen to not only him but his children also. Knowing how blacks were treated those days and that virtually no black man came out of a trial without being convicted, the idea of taking on this case himself Atticus knew was most likely not going to end with the outcome he wanted. Bravery was prominent in this situation for anyone to see. Atticus was given a choice, he did not have to take the case in doing so, saving himself from public humiliation but he chose on his own free will to go through with it, with his head held high. “Every lawyer gets one case in his lifetime that affects him personally…. This is mine”. Atticus says this to his children hoping they will understand the meaning behind his words, that he will fight and he will certainly try his best even if his best is not enough. The idea of bravery in this situation was worth learning about because not only is it a different kind of act like Mrs. Dubose’s, but only a true and honorable man could have showed he courage and bravery Atticus did. Being brave can be hard because it sometimes means turning on you, when you know it was the right thing to do. An icon similar to Atticus and his predicament is Nelson Mandela. In Nelson’s long journey of his life he has many difficulties and challenges much like Atticus, in the fight for black civil rights and the elimination of social prejudice. Society today although racism and prejudice are still prominent, has more rights and equality than what it once had and with every fight like Atticus’ trial bravery is shown to fight for those rights.
The third character we see throughout the duration of the novel is Jean Louise or otherwise known as Scout, who slowly comes to terms with her fears of Boo Radley (Arthur).
Living with rumors and tales of the monster’ Boo Radley, Scout cant help but fear with her naïve and innocent mind, believing all the mysteries and talk surrounding him. “Dined on raw squirrels…. yellow teeth…. popping eyes…. bloodstained hands.” At the beginning we see Scout making her assumptions based only on others people’s tales but as he encounters Boo Radley several times whether knowingly or unknowingly we begin to see her original views changing based on the knowledge of him. For example when Miss Maudie’s house caught fire, Boo placed a blanket around Scout’s shoulders to keep her warm while she watched, from outside. When she realized this she was sickened, “my stomach turned to water and I nearly threw up…” but after realizing that what Boo did was out of care, Scout begins to rethink her ideas, that maybe he wasn’t such a bad person and the rumors were actually lies. In an end scene after Boo has saved the children from Bob Ewell, Scout takes his hand and walks him home. This tells us that Scouts bravery has managed to overcome her fear of Boo Radley. No longer id she afraid of him but instead see’s a kind innocent man that was nothing like she originally perceived him to be. Bravery was an idea worth learning about because it help’s us to understand even children growing up need independence and space to make mistakes and then resolve them on their own, not with guidance of anyone else. In order for them to make the right decisions on their own they need to first learn to make from their
mistakes.
In conclusion bravery is relatable to many different situations. Fear is what we conquer with bravery and our own raw determination and Mrs. Dubose, Atticus and Scout have each shown this from their own individual encounters of it. Each of their examples provides a different scenario that shows the reader how important it is to make the right decision. Bravery was worth learning about because as stated its not all about the big picture and how everyone see’s them it you and your own battles that you must fight for yourself. Mrs. Dubose, Atticus and Scout all teach us the importance of sticking with your decision no matter what others think or the consequences might be. The author’s purpose was to show us that bravery is all around us that people conquer their fears all the time every single day. But its what matters the most to us that counts, making our own decisions to conquer our own fear whether it be for the good or bad, little or big we still choose to overcome it.